The Santa Tantrum photos are here … in quadruplicate!

Our first batch of photos for 2007 Santa Tantrum Awards consideration are posted below. We’ve already received a ton this year — and there are a few more that I had trouble formatting that I hope to add later. For rules and last year’s photos, check out the original post here.

Courtesy Gen McNulty

Naughty and naughty and naughty and nice.

I think if there’s a theme this year, it’s “dividing embryos.” As you’ll discover when you click “Read More,” we have several crying twins, some bawling triplets — and as you can see to the right — a set of quads, who seem to have four completely different opinions of Santa. (Left to right: Annoyance, Anger, Fear and Mistrust.) The mother Gen McNulty lives near Sacramento and has her own entertaining blog.

If the photos keep pouring in at this rate, I may have to cop out and only start posting just a portion of them. But if somebody has some crying septuplets they’re holding back, by all means e-mail the image to me at phartlaub@sfchronicle.com.

The 2007 Santa Tantrum Awards will be announced a day or two after Christmas. Thanks to everyone who already entered and keep the photos coming!